The diocese of Liverpool is a diocese of the Church of England in North West England. The diocese covers Merseyside north of the River Mersey, south-west Lancashire, western Greater Manchester, and part of northern Cheshire. Liverpool Cathedral is the seat of the bishop of Liverpool, currently John Perumbalath, and the diocesan offices are also located in Liverpool.[1] The bishop is assisted by one suffragan bishop, the bishop of Warrington.
Diocese of Liverpool Dioecesis Liverpolitana | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Ecclesiastical province | York |
| Archdeaconries | Liverpool, Knowsley and Sefton, St Helens and Warrington |
| Statistics | |
| Parishes | 211 |
| Churches | 257 |
| Information | |
| Cathedral | Liverpool Cathedral |
| Language | English |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | John Perumbalath, Bishop of Liverpool |
| Suffragan | Bev Mason, Bishop of Warrington |
| Archdeacons | |
| Website | |
| liverpool.anglican.org | |
What is now the diocese of Liverpool was historically part of the diocese of Coventry and Lichfield, and became part of the newly created diocese of Chester in 1541.[2] The diocese of Liverpool was established on 9 April 1880.[3]
Bishops
editThe diocese's House of Bishops comprises the diocesan Bishop of Liverpool (John Perumbalath),[4] the suffragan Bishop of Warrington (Bev Mason), and the honorary assistant bishop (since 1999) and pro-vice chancellor emeritus at Liverpool Hope University, Ian Stuart[5][6] (a former Assistant Bishop of North Queensland.) Alternative episcopal oversight (for parishes in the diocese who reject the ministry of priestesses) is provided by the provincial episcopal visitor (PEV) the Bishop suffragan of Beverley, Glyn Webster. He is licensed as an honorary assistant bishop of the diocese in order to facilitate his work there.
There are two retired bishops living in the diocese:[7]
- Cyril Ashton, a retired former Bishop suffragan of Doncaster, has been a licensed as an honorary assistant bishop since his 2011 retirement to Lancaster, Lancashire (in Blackburn diocese, where he is also licensed.)
- Frank Sargeant, former Bishop at Lambeth lives in Salford, Greater Manchester (and is also licensed in that diocese.)
In May 2016, it was announced that Susan Goff, Suffragan Bishop of Virginia, had been licensed as an honorary assistant bishop (called "Assisting Bishop of Liverpool") in the diocese, as part of the companion link with the American Episcopalian Diocese of Virginia.[8] In response, the Diocese of Akure, Nigeria, has indicated that they wish to end their part of the companion link.[9]
Archdeaconries and deaneries
edit| Diocese | Archdeaconries | Rural Deaneries |
|---|---|---|
| Diocese of Liverpool | Archdeaconry of Liverpool | Deanery of Liverpool North |
| Deanery of Liverpool South | ||
| Deanery of Toxteth and Wavertree | ||
| Deanery of Walton | ||
| Deanery of West Derby | ||
| Archdeaconry of St Helens & Warrington | Deanery of St Helens | |
| Deanery of Warrington | ||
| Deanery of Widnes | ||
| Deanery of Winwick | ||
| Deanery of Wigan | ||
| Archdeaconry of Knowsley & Sefton | Deanery of Huyton | |
| Deanery of North Meols | ||
| Deanery of Sefton North1 | ||
| Deanery of Sefton South2 | ||
| Deanery of Ormskirk |
1named Sefton until 2012
2named Bootle until 2017
References
edit- Church of England Statistics 2002 Archived 3 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "St James House Staff". Diocese of Liverpool. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ^ Joyce M., Horn; David M., Smith; Mussett, Patrick (2004), Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541–1857, vol. 11, pp. 33–34
- ^ "No. 24832". The London Gazette. 9 April 1880. p. 2435.
- ^ "Announcing the next Bishop of Liverpool". Diocese of Liverpool. 18 October 2022. Archived from the original on 18 October 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ "The Diocese of Liverpool – Bishops". Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
- ^ The Diocese of Liverpool – Diocesan Synod
- ^ Diocesan Synod Membership – March 2013 (Accessed 24 April 2014)
- ^ Diocese of Liverpool — Historic Appointment of Bishop Susan Goff as Assisting Bishop of Liverpool (Accessed 5 June 2015)
- ^ Diocese of Liverpool — The Diocese of Liverpool and the Anglican Communion (Accessed 5 June 2015)
External links
edit- Diocese of Liverpool official website